Import a term set

While you can build out term sets and terms manually in the Term Store Management Tool, you also have the option to bulk import all of the terms in a term set by using a specially formatted comma-separated values (*.csv) file that you can download directly from the Term Store Management Tool. Importing term sets may be more convenient than building them manually, especially if you plan to develop and refine your term sets before implementing them.

Fill out the import file with your term set values

Each import file can contain a single term set. These terms can be arranged in a hierarchy that is up to seven levels deep. If you want to import multiple term sets, you will need to create a file for each term set. Before you fill out the import file, you will want to give some thought as to how you want to group your organization’s metadata into term sets and terms. For more information about planning the content of your term sets, see Plan terms and term sets.